Leopard Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia argus)

InvertebrateverifiedLeast Concern

Bohadschia argus

Jaeger, 1833

Leopard Sea Cucumber

Also known as: Leopardfish, Tiger Fish

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About

Max size

60 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Holothuroidea

Order

Holothuriida

Family

Holothuriidae

Where to find it

common

France (New Caledonia)French Polynesia New Caledonia Palau

occasional

Fiji Micronesia (Chuuk)

rare

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Golden Sea Cucumber (Holothuria (Platyperona) parvula)

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